Comments on: Francisco Cervelli is the Yankees’ starting catcherhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/03/13/francisco-cervelli-will-be-the-yankees-starting-catcher/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:38:53 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: nyyankeefanforeverhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/03/13/francisco-cervelli-will-be-the-yankees-starting-catcher/#comment-456297
Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:30:00 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-456297Aaron, Joe didn’t say anything about Cervelli being the “Opening Day catcher”, the “starting catcher,” or anything like it. All he indicated was he’s going to be on the roster when they head north. Also, it wasn’t “around this time last year he was demoted.” That happened less than 48 hours before the season started, and it happened because the team made a last-minute trade for Stewart — who is the better catcher and hitter, and will most likely be the “starting” catcher again. Just keeping it real.
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Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:19:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455933Cervy is 7 for 9 in throwing out base-stealers this spring, that is the reason he’s the starter. When he came up he was great defensively, got into some bad habits in the majors hence his demotion last year. Yanks are hoping they’ll get what they THOUGHT they had originally; a defense-first-if-he-hits-.250+-bonus catcher.
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Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:28:57 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455836As stated above by UFY1950, Cervelli has been a good solider for the Yankees. Give him the job now, and he can’t say he was never given a chance. Besides, he really is a spark-plug. He needs to keep from getting his head knocked off again.
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:01:02 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455672This is all about depth. If they gave the job to Romine, they would have to release either Stewart or Cervelli as they are out of options. That is the same reason Stewart was on the Yankees last season instead of Cervelli: Cervelli had a option remaining. If they dump Stewart and give the job to Romine, they are kinda screwed if an injury pops up. And both Cervelli and Romine have missed significant time with injuries in recent seasons.

Plus, Romine has only played a handful of games above AA. It will not be the worst thing in the world to get a few months of AAA seasoning on him.

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:05:10 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455652First, this says all you need to know about the season preview for the Yankees.
And can Austin Romine still be referred to as a catching “prospect”. If he isn’t ready to step up and claim the job with this kind of competition, then what is he going to gain or prove at AAA that will make him ready to beat out these other titans?
And is Cervelli starting because Cashman couldn’t convince Johnny Bench to take his calls?
]]>By: Kevin S.http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/03/13/francisco-cervelli-will-be-the-yankees-starting-catcher/#comment-455638
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:41:24 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455638This, of course, is well off the original point, which was the dismissal of Russell Martin as a mere Mendoza-line replacement-level player. He’s more than that.
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:37:47 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455637Actually, that’s somewhat of a bargain for a roughly league-averagish catcher. Do I think the difference between Russell Martin and Francisco Cervelli is worth more than $8 million? Yes, I do. For all the ragging on Martin’s offense, Cervelli’s is even worse, and while he supposedly improved his receiving skills in SWB last year, I doubt they’re up to Martin’s level.
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:14:21 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455624All those ‘positives’ for a mere 8 million+ per season…Cashman must be out of his mind then for not resigning him!

Cervelli’s salary = $500k

Get real..you think Martin is worth 8+ mil a season?

]]>By: Kevin S.http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/03/13/francisco-cervelli-will-be-the-yankees-starting-catcher/#comment-455621
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:59:31 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455621When you look at the pool of catchers, a .713 OPS is hardly embarrassing. Obviously if his batting average is low, he’s not going to have a very high number of hits, but if BA isn’t illuminating, hit totals aren’t going to do any better. As for his defense, advanced metrics are weakest of all among catchers, but he scored very high in Mike Fast’s framing and blocking studies and was generally regarded as having handled the staff well.

Sure you can. Saying that Martin barely hit .200 last year completely ignores his power, patience and receiving skills. No, he’s not Johnny Bench, but he was a quality catcher, much better than Cervelli is likely to show this year. Only mentioning his batting average obscures that.

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:29:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455606jetshorty…..One hell of a good point, Martin had to bust his ass in the last month to get to .211, but he did hit some homers. If Cervelli can hit .240 and play some defense I’m sure the Yankees will be happy. One thing about Cervelli, he brings a lot of energy to the team, and he’ll give you 100 % all the time, good luck to him.
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:07:13 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455595I’m shocked they haven’t asked Posada to come back.
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:58:43 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455588Agreed! No problem!
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:53:45 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455583Sure you can. Saying that Martin barely hit .200 last year completely ignores his power, patience and receiving skills. No, he’s not Johnny Bench, but he was a quality catcher, much better than Cervelli is likely to show this year. Only mentioning his batting average obscures that.
]]>By: skeleteethhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/03/13/francisco-cervelli-will-be-the-yankees-starting-catcher/#comment-455578
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:38:49 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455578He must feel right at home in the North End. Little hard to get to the ballpark on gameday though.
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:32:24 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455574Don’t think you can say it any better than this
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:19:17 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455564Shane Victorino went on record as saying this is a proud moment for himself and his fellow I-Talians everywhere!
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:04:39 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455553I don’t see what the big deal is. Russell Martin barely hit .200 last year. everyone makes or sound like Cervelli is replacing Johnny Bench.
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:03:36 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=302927#comment-455552He can’t be much worse than Jeff Mathis was for the Angels, right?
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